There is now a consensus that we are entering the era of electronics powered, or at least augmented by, energy harvesters. Future self-powered applications will require electronic systems that are more complex and more compact but also intelligent, adaptive and able to perform more computation with less energy.

This research joins up three different research fields, including energy harvesting and MEMS processing methods, low-power embedded computing systems, and electronic design automation. The new design methodology will be incorporated into a novel mixed-technology domain modelling and performance optimization design toolkit. This design approach is fundamental to ultra energy-efficient design and to the miniaturisation of next-generation wireless electronics.

The project was focussed on three interlinked themes (microgenerator design, computation circuits, and system optimisation), involved over 25 people at the four academic institutions, and produced over 50 publications. Members of the project and the advisory board may access the members' area of the site. The advisory board meets annually and is chaired by Prof. Steve Furber.

Showcase and Workshop: The project is now at an end, and the consortium held a workshop at Imperial College London on 11 February 2013 to showcase the project's demonstrators and research findings. Slides and other material from the event can be found here.

Follow-on Project: EPSRC have funded a follow-on project by the University of Bristol and Newcastle University on power-conditioning and computational electronics that will be able to survive in power-deficient modes.

Innovator of the Year Award: Alex Yakovlev's team at Newcastle University won the Innovator of the Year 2012 award for their work on the Holistic project.